ANGELS NOTEBOOK: OUTFIELDERS' PLIGHT: OBJECT-TOSSING FANS.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer CHICAGO - Center fielder Darin Erstad Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a first baseman/center fielder in Major League Baseball currently with the Chicago White Sox. Prior to 2007, he had played his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996-2006). just missed getting doused by a full cup of beer from a White Sox fan Friday as Erstad fielded a ball in the left-center-field gap. Though Erstad had a few choice words for the fan, he said it was no big deal. Such is the life of a major-league outfielder. Erstad said he's had golf balls, batteries and quarters thrown at him. He's only been hit once, when a fan at Comiskey Park got him with a quarter. While thrown objects are crossing the line, Erstad said he doesn't mind what fans might say, no matter how personal they can get at times. ``I have no problem dealing with that stuff,'' he said. ``They paid for their ticket so they have the right to say what they want. When I'm 50 or 60, I'm not going to be happy or sad based on what they said. But put it this way, they'll never be invited over to my house for Christmas.'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia ``Don't forget, I played with the Dodgers and we played at Candlestick Candlestick A price chart that displays the high, low, open, and close for a security each day over a specified period of time. Park (in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden ),'' Scioscia said. The tunnel to the clubhouse at Candlestick was down the right-field line, so all the players had to walk along those seats and listen to the fans' barbs barbs the primary, delicate filaments that are given off the shaft of a bird's contour feather. They project from the rachis and bear the barbules. and dodge the occasional thrown object. Scioscia said he remembers nearly getting hit by an orange. --Fullmer on fire: While many Angels hitters have been productive during the club's hot stretch, designated hitter designated hitter n. Baseball Abbr. DH A player designated at the start of a game to bat instead of the pitcher in the lineup. Noun 1. Brad Fullmer has been as hot as any. Fullmer, from Montclair Prep in Van Nuys, got off to a slow start, trying to find his swing and was hitting just .200 on April 28. Since then, he's hit safely in 13 of 14 games, batting .411 (23 for 56) with 12 extra-base hits and 12 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in to raise his season average to .294. He went 3 for 4 with a homer and double in Saturday's loss. ``I was hitting .200 with no homers the first three weeks, so I'm not going to say I'm not swinging the bat better,'' Fullmer said. ``But I'm still not where I want to be. The last couple of days I've felt good at the plate. Now it's a matter of staying consistent and staying where I'm at.'' --Wall up; Wise down: Reliever Donne Wall returned to the team Saturday after his rehab appearance Friday for Triple-A Salt Lake. He will be activated either today or Monday, meaning the Angels will have to send a pitcher down, probably Matt Wise. ANGELS vs. CHICAGO WHITE SOX The Chicago White Sox are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the White Sox have played in U.S. Time: 11:05 a.m., Comiskey Park. TV/Radio: No TV; 570-AM, 1090-AM (Spanish). Matchup: LH Jarrod Washburn (3-2, 3.80 ERA) will start for the Angels against Chicago's Mark Buehrle (7-2, 3.30). Darin Erstad (eight) and Scott Spiezio (seven) carry hitting streaks into today's game. - Joe Haakenson CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS vs. CHICAGO WHITE SOX (see text) |
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